Underplayed Gems

Alpha and Iota (2024)

Alpha and Iota cover
Developer
Alpha and Iota Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie
Rating
5.0 of 5, 17 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A deliberate and introspective puzzle-platformer about navigating a corrupted digital world while subtly conveying a sense of fading identity and quiet perseverance.

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What players say

Players praise this puzzle-platformer for its original movement mechanics and the way it keeps introducing new ideas even 15 hours in. The game offers roughly 30 hours of content including a substantial post-game, and many call it deeply underrated. A minority reports performance issues even on powerful hardware.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.